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went out and sighted in my Browning BAR 300WSM with different scope LPS 2x10x45
got it 2inches high at 100yards shooting Winchester Supreme 150grain ballistic tips(my deer hunting rounds)
what distance do you in sight your hunting rifles in at ?
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1.5" high at 100, but I'm using a 270 Win.
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1.5" high at 100 yards with my .308
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General rule of thumb I have used for 40 years is 1&1/2 to 2 inches high at 100 yards . With most rifle ( 308. , 30-06 , .280 etc and like class ) gives me minute of deer out to uaround 250 to 300 yards . As far as I care to shoot
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NeoBlackdog: 31514542294427/comments/31514567955483
1.5" high at 100, but I'm using a 270 Win.
Same here. My maximum shot on deer would be ~300’
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thanks
surely some of you others sight-in your rifles for hunting
just curious what you ins do
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100 yds here in Central Texas.
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My process is the antithesis of what most here attend to but I like to have the clear ability to shoot at distances further than 300 yards if necessary. With that in mind, I choose cartridges and bullets loaded to perform at those longer distances.
I zero my loads at 300 yards. That's 5 shots in a group in the bullseye at 300 yards. Then I run a ladder test to confirm the drop and drift for any other distances from which I make a chart for that rifle and load. From there on out I use the scope adjustments in combination with a rangefinder to place the shot accurately.
It's important to note though that if the best shot isn't available, I don't force a lesser shot. Knowing when NOT to shoot is just as important as when to shoot.
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that is what I would like to see where my bullet hits at all yardages
I have found ballistic charts that show this but would like to see it for myself while shooting
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All depends on cartridge and application. Generally, I go with whatever gets me the longest "hold on the brown" distance which varies with trajectory and target size.
For instance, the 25/06 I've been using for deer/elk hunting is 2.5-3" high @ 100 yards. The EDC .223 AR on my UTV is 1-1.5" high @ 100 yards because it's most often used on smaller vermin at closer ranges.
Several of the rifles I use for coyote hunting have the "cheater" crosshairs so I adjust the center X to a point which puts the 300 yard bar dead on center @ 300. That means the center X may be a bit high/low @ 100 but of little consequence at such short range.
Years ago, a guy bought a new scope from me and I asked how he wanted it zeroed. He stated he wanted it "dead on @ 300 yards". Now this wasn't a 22.250 or 220 Swift which meant he had a mid-range rise of a good 5-6". A few days later, he was back saying the scope was "off" and he'd missed 3-4 coyotes "pretty close". I took the rifle to the bench and sent one round out to the 300 yard gong. CLANK-- not "off". Then I explained why he'd missed 3-4 @ 100-150 yards.
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When I hunted Kansas and New Mexico my bolt action .30-06 was sighted in at 300 yards because there are many opportunities for longer shots. Back here in Missouri my semi-auto .270 was sighted in at 100 yards because I'm hunting the hardwoods and rarely have a shot over 50 yards.
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in woods around here 100 yards is almost impossible most in 50-75 yard range or closer, I try to keep mine at 12 oclock on edge of bullseye at 50 yards... do have an old 8mm I sighted in about 200 yards few years ago when they clearcut and timbered our hunting lease, it has now grown back up so thick I hardly ever carry the 8mm anymore
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When I hunted the UP, every shot was a woods shot so I used a 14" Contender in .30-30 with a red dot sight. Great set up for 25 yards to 125 yards for the longest shot possible. Zero was 75 yards for the average. Remington 170 gr. Core-Lokt was absolutely the best!
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The only exceptions in the UP were the power line cuts which were clean cut swathes which ran for miles under the power lines. It was fairly easy to just sit on the edge of the cut and watch for the bucks chasing the does. The does would venture out from the edge of the woods to cross the cut which was the signal that buck would follow last. These shots could be 500 to 750 yards depending on the ridges. I carried a different rifle for this type of shooting. My zero was still 300 yards but I had tested all the adjustments for several distances. Range, adjust and shoot. Meat for the freezer!
Best.
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nononsense: 31514542294427/comments/31514553266843
When I hunted the UP, every shot was a woods shot so I used a 14" Contender in .30-30 with a red dot sight. Great set up for 25 yards to 125 yards for the longest shot possible. Zero was 75 yards for the average. Remington 170 gr. Core-Lokt was absolutely the best!
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Been there, done that. My Super 14 was a .30 Herrett and had a 2x Burris because you couldn't get a good red dot 30 years ago. I found it a little more efficient than the 30/30 but obviously not as convenient because the ammo was strictly a make your own proposition. That rig with a sling was just the thing for moving through Michigans blow downs and tangles in the swamps where all the deer went after opening day. Bob
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BobJudy: 31514542294427/comments/31514531933723
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Been there, done that. My Super 14 was a .30 Herrett and had a 2x Burris because you couldn't get a good red dot 30 years ago. I found it a little more efficient than the 30/30 but obviously not as convenient because the ammo was strictly a make your own proposition. That rig with a sling was just the thing for moving through Michigans blow downs and tangles in the swamps where all the deer went after opening day. Bob
Absolutely! That was the exact reason for my choice, hands free navigating through the brambles and blow downs. Walking logs across the marshy areas could give me palpitations, especially when a winter phase grouse decided to bust up right under your path! I nearly wound up in the water several times!
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I sight in at 25yds then check my zero at 100yds. Has worked so far but my 2 kills were at around 150yds.
That zero has gotten me to 400yds on steel gongs before needing to adjust elevation for 500+ yds.
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300 yd. Hold Under if closer.
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Most of my high powered rifles are lined up 3" high at 100 yards. I'm not going to adjust my scope turrets and can stretch shots out by the ancient methods of hold over. With the 3" high zero the shot has to get out there for me to hold high enough to be off of the animal for deer size game, as a general rule I'm not going to take shots that require holding above the animal. How far that is of course depends on the cartridge in the rifle.
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Always hair never air
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I sight my .30-06 with 150 gr. Nosler Ballistic Tips to hit 3 inches high at 100 yards. This will have it hitting at point of aim at 250 yards, and it will drop 3 inches at 300 yards. This way a hold on a deer will place the bullet within 3 inches of point of aim at any range out to 300 yards.
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7mm-08(139 gr) and 270 (140gr) both sighted in dead on at 200 yards, ends up being about 1.5 high at 100yards. about 6 inches low at 300 yards. dont shoot any further than that, not for game anyways. i shot the 7mm-08 out to 450 yards, i think about 16 inch drop(if my memory is correct). Most of my shots are 180-220 yards. I believe in sighting in the gun for the distance you are most likely to shoot. 22 mag sighted in for 75yards, 22lr for 50 yards.
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thanks everyone
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100 yards dead on and hold over a tad if past 200. I never hold over fur!
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